{"product_id":"book-g3sv","title":"G. K. Chesterton: Three BBC Radio Mysteries","description":"\u003cp\u003e\u003cb\u003eThree BBC Radio performances of works by the great G. K. Chesterton\u003c\/b\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003eBest known as the creator of clerical detective Father Brown, G. K. Chesterton was a prolific and talented writer in virtually every area of literature: from novels, poetry and short stories to plays, biographies and essays. A noted thinker, controversialist, raconteur and wit, he has influenced authors from Neil Gaiman to Jorge Luis Borges. This collection comprises his two most famous novels, \u003ci\u003eThe Man Who Was Thursday\u003c\/i\u003e and \u003ci\u003eThe Napoleon of Notting Hill\u003c\/i\u003e, as well as half a dozen tales from his short story collection, \u003ci\u003eThe Club of Queer Trades\u003c\/i\u003e.\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003e\u003ci\u003eThe Man Who Was Thursday\u003c\/i\u003e\u003c\/b\u003e - Poet turned Scotland Yard detective Gabriel Syme goes undercover in Edwardian London to investigate a secret society of anarchists - all of whom are named after days of the week... Read by \u003cb\u003eGeoffrey Palmer\u003c\/b\u003e.\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003e\u003ci\u003eThe Club of Queer Trades\u003c\/i\u003e\u003c\/b\u003e - In these six full-cast comedy crime dramas, retired KC Basil Grant, his brother Rupert and friend Charlie Swinburne explore the extraordinary stories of people who earn their living by some novel and unusual means. Starring \u003cb\u003eDavid Warner\u003c\/b\u003e as Basil, \u003cb\u003eMartin Freeman\u003c\/b\u003e as Rupert and \u003cb\u003eGeoffrey McGivern\u003c\/b\u003e as Charlie.\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003e\u003ci\u003eThe Napoleon of Notting Hill\u003c\/i\u003e\u003c\/b\u003e- Written in 1904, Chesterton's comic political satire is set in London 80 years on. The city is still full of horse-buses and hansom cabs, but democracy is dead, and the King is chosen by lottery. No one cares, because none of it matters - until the choice falls on Auberon Quin... This full-cast drama stars\u003cb\u003e Roger Hammond\u003c\/b\u003e as G. K. Chesterton and \u003cb\u003eDavid Collings\u003c\/b\u003e as Auberon Quin, with \u003cb\u003eKim Wall, Stuart Organ\u003c\/b\u003e and \u003cb\u003ePaul McGann\u003c\/b\u003e.\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003eFirst published 1904 (\u003ci\u003eThe Napoleon of Notting Hill\u003c\/i\u003e), 1905 (\u003ci\u003eThe Club of Queer Trades\u003c\/i\u003e), 1908 (\u003ci\u003eThe Man Who Was Thursday\u003c\/i\u003e)\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cu\u003eThe Man Who Was Thursday\u003c\/u\u003e\u003cbr\u003eRead by Geoffrey Palmer\u003cbr\u003eDirected by Lawrence Jackson\u003cbr\u003eFirst broadcast BBC Radio 7, 10-28 March 2005\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cu\u003eThe Club of Queer Trades\u003c\/u\u003e\u003cbr\u003eBasil Grant - David Warner\u003cbr\u003eRupert Grant - Martin Freeman\u003cbr\u003eCharlie Swinburne - Geoffrey McGivern\u003cbr\u003eMajor Brown\/Lord Beaumont - Geoffrey Whitehead\u003cbr\u003eLady - Vicki Pepperdine\u003cbr\u003ePG Northover\/Gardener\/Old Man\/Constable\/Dr Colman - Martin Hyder\u003cbr\u003eDrummond - Nicholas Farrell\u003cbr\u003eWimpole\/Burrows - Justin Edwards\u003cbr\u003eSir Walter Chumley\/Rev Shorter - Richard Griffiths\u003cbr\u003eMuriel - Alice Lowe\u003cbr\u003eJames - Alexei Sayle\u003cbr\u003eMowbray - Nell Edmond\u003cbr\u003eBrett - Matthew Holness\u003cbr\u003eLieutenant Keith - Jeff Harding\u003cbr\u003eMontmorency - Simon Jones\u003cbr\u003eChristina - Amelia Bullmore\u003cbr\u003eBingham - Chris Douglas\u003cbr\u003eAdeleide - Felicity Montagu\u003cbr\u003eProf Chadd - John Nettleton\u003cbr\u003eGreenwood - James Rawlings\u003cbr\u003eOld Lady - Angela Thorne\u003cbr\u003eDramatised by Simon Littlefield\u003cbr\u003eProduced by Simon Nicholls\u003cbr\u003eFirst broadcast BBC Radio 4, 4 April-9 May 2005\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cu\u003eThe Napoleon of Notting Hill\u003c\/u\u003e\u003cbr\u003eG. 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Chesterton - Roger Hammond\u003cbr\u003eAuberon Quin - David Collings\u003cbr\u003eWilfred Lambert - Kim Wall\u003cbr\u003eJames Barker - Stephen Hattersley\u003cbr\u003ePresident del Fuego - Manning Wilson\u003cbr\u003ePoliceman\/Mr Wilson - Stuart Organ\u003cbr\u003eBoy Adam Wayne - Alexander Goodman\u003cbr\u003eAdam Wayne - Paul McGann\u003cbr\u003eMr Buck - Aubrey Woods\u003cbr\u003eMr Mead - Paul Gregory\u003cbr\u003eMr Bowles - Brian Hewlett\u003cbr\u003eMr Turnbull - Gordon Reid\u003cbr\u003eDramatised by Peter Buckman\u003cbr\u003eProduced by Eric Stovell\u003cbr\u003eDirected by Richard Imison\u003cbr\u003eFirst broadcast BBC Radio 4, 22 December 1986\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e© 2022 BBC Studios Distribution Ltd\u003cbr\u003e(p) 2022 BBC Studios Distribution Ltd\u003c\/p\u003e","brand":"Penguin UK","offers":[{"title":"Audiobook","offer_id":49361049190704,"sku":"BDg3sv","price":13.0,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0879\/2784\/9264\/files\/117870-g3sv-Square.jpg?v=1734492243","url":"https:\/\/downpour.com\/products\/book-g3sv","provider":"Downpour","version":"1.0","type":"link"}